E  JOHN  BARTON  PAYNE 
^LECTION  of  PAINTINGS 


CATALOGUE 


.  X 

RICHMOND  VIRGINIA 


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No.  25 

Jennie  Byrd  Payne 
G.  P.  A.  Hedy 


Catalogue  of  the  Paintings 

in  the 

John  Barton  Payne  Collection 


Given  in  M e  mo  ry  of  his 
Wife  and  Mother 
to  the 

Common  wealth  of  Virginia 


RICHMOND,  VIRGINIA 

1921 


REGULATIONS 


The  regulations  for  the  admission  of  the  public 
are  as  follows : 

1.  No  visitor  is  allowed  to  touch  any  picture  or  object  ex¬ 

hibited  or  to  go  within  the  railings  placed  before  the 
pictures. 

2.  It  is  not  permitted  to  take  umbrellas  or  parcels  into 

the  gallery ;  or  to  carry  sticks,  or  canes,  except  in 
cases  of  infirmity,  recognized  by  the  attendant.  The 
same  regulation  is  extended  to  all  articles  which 
might  be  used  to  point  at  pictures. 

3.  No  visitors  are  permitted  to  bring  in  provisions  of  any 

kind  or  to  take  refreshments  in  the  gallery;  nor  are 
they  allowed  to  carry  or  produce  bottles,  etc.,  or  to 
throw  about  any  paper  or  refuse.  Smoking  is  abso¬ 
lutely  forbidden  in  the  building. 

In  case  of  noise,  indecorous  behaviour,  or  of  other  mis¬ 
conduct  on  the  part  of  any  visitor,  the  attendant  will 
call  in  assistance  from  the  police.  Any  person  so 
offending  will  be  liable  to  immediate  expulsion. 

Children  under  the  age  of  twelve  will  be  admitted  only 
when  in  charge  or  responsible  adults.  Under  eight, 
they  will  not  be  admitted  under  any  circumstances. 

No  person  to  be  admitted  in  a  state  of  intoxication. 


Introduction 


THE  John  Barton  Payne  collection  of  paint¬ 
ings  and  sculpture  was  first  opened  to  the 
public  in  the  spring  of  1921,  and  was  in¬ 
stalled  by  Mr.  Arthur  Dawson,  the  well  known 
artist,  and  friend  of  the  donor. 

This  catalog  is  a  list  of  the  paintings  and 
sculpture  given  to  the  Commonwealth  of  the  State 
of  Virginia  in  memory  of  Mrs.  Jennie  Byrd  Payne, 
wife  of  the  donor  and  his  mother. 

Through  the  courtesy  of  the  authorities  in 
charge  of  the  Confederate  Memorial  Institute,  the 
gallery  in  which  the  paintings  are  displayed  was 
lent  for  that  purpose. 

This  collection  of  paintings  is  a  gift  to  the  Com¬ 
monwealth  of  Virginia  to  be  administered  by  it  for 
the  benefit  and  pleasure  of  the  people,  according  to 
the  terms  of  the  donation. 


No.  1 

JEAN  PIERRE  FRANCOIS  LAMORNIERE 
Ferm  Des  Polders 
Belgian  School 
Contemporary 

A  farm  in  the  reclaimed  marsh.  Group  of  red  buildings  on 
the  right.  In  front  of  these  a  broad  farm  road  runs  front 
into  the  distance  at  the  left.  In  the  foreground  at  the  right 
two  horses  released  from  labor  are  standing  quietly  in  the 
road,  with  a  dog.  A  lovely  twilight  effect. 

Size,  26^4x17  inches 

Purchased  from  the  Society  of  Belgian  Artists 
by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne 


No.  2 

ANTON  VAN  DER  MEULEN 
The  Betrayal  of  Christ 
Dutch  School 

Born  at  Brussels  in  the  year  1634,  died  1690.  His  master 
was  the  great  battle  painter,  Peter  Snayers,  and  many  of 
his  paintings  were  representations  of  battles,  victories,  etc. 
His  pictures  are  well  painted  with  great  spirit.  As  he  was  the 
painter  to  Louis  XIV.  and  accompanied  him  in  his  campaigns, 
Louis  was  frequently  painted  by  him.  Many  of  his  works 
are  in  the  Louvre  and  other  galleries  in  Europe.  This  is  the 
only  example  in  this  country. 


Size,  18x24^  inches 
Payne  collection. 


[4] 


No.  3 


SIR  PETER  LELY 

Portrait  of  a  Lady 
Flemish  and  English  School 

His  Court  beauties  at  Hampton  Court,  near  London,  England, 
are  too  widely  known  to  mention  here.  He  spent  most  of  his 
best  days  painting  portraits  in  England.  He  was  Knighted 
by  Charles  II.,  and  had  the  opportunity  to  become  very  rich. 
His  portrait  of  Oliver  Cromwell,  who  said  to  him  before  paint¬ 
ing  it,  “Mr.  Lely,  I  desire  you  will  use  all  your  skill  in  paint¬ 
ing  my  portrait,  leaving  out  none  of  the  wrinkles,  warts  or 
anything  else  you  see,  or  I  will  not  pay  you  a  farthing  for  it.” 
He  etched  several  plates,  one  a  shepherd  and  shepherdess. 

Size,  39x49^2  inches 
Bought  in  Europe 


No.  4 

WILLIAM  LAMORNIERE 

Landscape  and  Sheep 
Belgian  School 
Contemporary 

Son  and  pupil  of  Jean  Pierre  Francois,  of  Brussels.  Born  in 
Antwerp,  and  was  a  member  of  Cercle  Artistique  in  Antwerp. 

Size,  21x28^4  inches 

Purchased  during  the  World’s  Fair  in  Chicago, 
by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne. 


[5] 


No.  5 


CARTIER 

Landscape  and  Cattle 
French  School 

Little  is  known  of  this  artist,  who  shows  so  much  merit.  No 
doubt  he  painted  about  1836.  He  seems  to  connect  the  older 
Dutch  School,  Paul  Potter,  with  the  more  modern  painters 
of  cattle,  Constant  Troyon  and  Cooper. 

Size,  10x14  inches 


No.  6 

LARGILLIERE  NICHOLAS 

Portrait  of  a  Gentleman 
French  School 

Largilliere  was  born  in  Paris,  1656,  and  died  1746.  He  was 
a  pupil  of  Antione  Gaubeau,  and  was  very  versatile  and  painted 
many  subjects,  landscapes,  animals  and  still  life.  He  visited 
England  several  times  and  assisted  Sir  Peter  Lely  in  painting 
the  Court  beauties  of  the  time,  and  the  many  beauties  of  his 
own  country  were  recorded  with  the  same  beauty  that  Lely 
recorded  those  of  England.  He  was  much  honored  by  his 
country  and  received  into  the  French  Academy  on  account  of 
his  portrait  of  Chas.  Le  Brun. 

Size,  17x23^4  inches 

Purchased  in  Europe  by  Judge  J.  B.  Payne 

[6] 


No.  1 

VERNET  CLAUDE  JOSEPH 

“An  Italian  Seaport” 

French  School 

This  eminent  Marine  painter  was  born  at  Avignon  in  1714 
and  died  1789.  A  commission  from  Louis  XV.,  to  paint  the 
Seaports  of  France,  which  are  now  in  the  Louvre,  occupied 
about  nine  years.  It  is  said,  his  Italian  Seaports  and  views 
near  Rome  and  Tivoli  are  his  best  works.  These  are  mostly 
“Calms  and  Sunsets,”  rich  in  color  and  soft  in  execution.  His 
other  works  showing  violent  storms  at  sea  are  rendered  with 
great  insight  into  nature. 

Size,  22^x36  inches 
Signed  J.  C.  Vernet 

From  the  collection  of  Baron  Leon  Von  Ossko, 
purchased  by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne, 
about  1905. 


No.  8 

G.  P.  A.  HEALY 

Mrs.  Lucy  Page  Whitehead 
American  School 

Mrs.  Lucy  Fitzhugh  Page  was  the  youngest  daughter  of  Rev. 
Charles  Henry  Page,  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  who  was  the 
second  son  of  Wm.  Byrd  Page,  of  Fairfield,  Clarke  County, 
Virginia,  and  Annie  Lee,  his  wife,  who  was  the  sister  of  Light- 
horse  Harry  Lee,  of  Revolutionary  fame,  and  Gabriella  Craw¬ 
ford,  daughter  of  Judge  Crawford,  of  Amherst  County,  Vir¬ 
ginia,  who  was  brother  of  Wm.  H.  Crawford,  of  Georgia,  one 
of  the  candidates  for  the  Presidency  in  1825.  She  was  born 
at  the  family  home  of  the  Pages,  at  Amherst  Co.,  1847;  mar¬ 
ried  Chas.  Whitehead,  New  York,  in  1903.  Died  1912. 

Size,  30x25 


[7] 


No.  9 

FRANCESCO  FRANCIA 
REAL  NAME,  FRANCESCO  DI  MARCO  RAIBOLINI 
Virgin  and  Child  With  St.  Francis 
St.  Anthony  the  Hermit  and  an  Angel 
Italian  Bolognese  School 

Francia  first  distinguished  himself  as  many  other  artists  did, 
as  a  goldsmith,  and  became  master  of  the  mint  to  the  Benti- 
voglio.  It  is  not  known  where  he  first  took  to  painting  pic¬ 
tures.  He  was  born  in  Bologna  in  1450,  and  his  first  known 
work  is  said  to  have  been  painted  in  1490.  I  am  sure  he 
must  have  painted  long  before  that  as  his  earlier  pictures 
predate  Raphael  and  Perugino ;  as  a  matter  of  fact,  our  pic¬ 
ture  has  at  one  time  been  called  Raphael  and  at  another 
Perugino.  His  pictures  are  always  pleasing.  It  is  said  that 
when  Raphael  had  finished  his  St.  Cecilia  he  sent  it  to  Francia 
for  his  approval  and  to  superintend  the  hanging  of  it  in  its 
proper  place.  His  feeling  that  Raphael  was  the  greater  artist 
hastened  his  death.  Here  are  few  of  the  antico  moderno 
style  equal  to  Francia.  Although  Raphael  and  Francia  are 
known  to  have  been  friends,  nothing  is  known  of  their  ever 
having  met. 

Size,  17x21  inches 

Transferred  from  panel  to  canvas  by 
Arthur  Dawson,  1895 

Bought  from  Count  Gulinelli,  of  Bologna,  Italy, 
by  Count  F.  C.  Hoffman,  after  examination,  by 
the  Director  of  the  Bologna  Art  Gallery,  Bologna, 
and  brought  to  this  country,  where  it  was  ac¬ 
quired  by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne 


[8] 


No.  9 


Holy  Family 
Francesco  Francia 


No.  10 

CANAL  ANTONIO  (called  CANALETTO) 

“The  Grand  Canal,  Venice” 

Venetian  School 

Antonia  Canaletto  was  born  in  Venice  1697,  died  1768.  Pupil 
of  his  father,  an  obscure  painter  of  architecture ;  he  first  studied 
at  Rome,  painting  its  ruins.  It  was  not  until  his  return  to 
Venice  that  he  showed  his  real  genius  for  painting  the  mag¬ 
nificent  palaces  and  edifices  along  the  canals.  The  National 
Gallery  owns  some  of  his  very  best  pieces.  He  was  much 
patronized  by  the  English  when  he  visited  England.  His 
numerous  works  occupy  almost  every  collection  of  any  pre¬ 
tension. 

Size,  50x28  inches 

Purchased  in  London  by  Mr.  Bryan  about  fifty 
years  ago 


No.  11 

GUIDO  RENI 
A  Magdalen 
Bolognese  School 

Guido  Reni  was  born  in  Bologna  in  1575  and  died  1642.  He 
early  began  to  practice  playing  upon  the  flute,  but  soon  chose 
to  become  a  painter.”  The  celebrated  School  of  the  Caracci 
was  attracting  the  attention  of  artists,  Guido  Reni  among 
them.  His  finest  work  in  Rome  is  “The  Aurora”  in  the 
garden  house  of  the  Palozzo  Rospigliosi,  one  of  the  best 
known  pictures  in  the  world,  as  is  so  well  interpreted  by  the 
engravings  of  Morghen  and  Trey.  Nearly  all  of  his  pictures 
were  of  a  religious  character,  Madonnas  and  Pietas. 


I  91 


Size,  20 14x26^4  inches 
From  the  Bryan  collection 


No.  12 

MIEREVELT,  M.  J. 

Portrait  of  a  Lady 
German  School 

For  the  description  of  the  artist,  see  No.  15,  Portrait  of  a 
Gentleman,  no  doubt  her  husband.  There  is  a  great  deal  of 
very  fine  painting  in  this  portrait. 

Size,  33I/2X42J4  inches 
Bought  in  Europe 


No.  13 

GASPER  POUSSIN 
Italian  Landscape 
French  School 

Gaspel  Dughet  married  the  sister  of  Nicholas  Poussin  and 
took  the  family  name.  While  he  was  born  in  Rome,  his 
paintings  belong  to  the  French  School,  and  he  is  held  equal 
with  Claude  Lorraine.  Many  of  his  finest  landscapes  are  in 
the  National  Gallery.  There  are  few,  however,  finer  than 
the  picture  before  us  in  the  Payne  collection. 

Size,  35x46  inches 

Purchased  from  the  Young  collection 

[  10] 


No.  14 

SCHOOL  OF  MURILLO 

Adoration  of  the  Magi 
Spanish  School 

This  fine  study  of  color  is  no  doubt  intended  for  a  large  pic¬ 
ture,  although  such  a  picture  is  not  existing  there  are  many 
characteristics  of  the  master,  especially  the  Virgin. 

Size,  24x41  inches 
Purchased  by  Mr.  Bryan 


No.  15 

MIEREVELT  MICHAEL  JANSE 

Portrait  of  a  Gentleman 
German  School 

Mierevelt  was  born  at  Delft,  1567,  died  1651.  His  son  Pieter 
was  also  a  portrait  painter  and  his  works  are  often  mistaken 
for  his  father’s.  It  is  said  there  are  5,000  portraits  by  this 
artist,  an  enormous  number  considering  the  elaborate  detail 
displayed  in  the  decoration  of  costume  of  his  period.  His  pic¬ 
tures  are  in  all  the  important  galleries  of  Europe. 

Size,  33^x42^  inches 
Purchased  in  Europe 

[11] 


No.  16 

PETER  PAUL  RUBENS 

“The  Rescue  of  St.  Catherine,  by  St.  George” 
Flemish  School 

Peter  Paul  Rubens  was  born  at  Siegen,  in  the  County  of 
Nassau,  in  1577,  and  died  in  1640.  Pupil  of  Adam  Van  Nort 
and  Otto  Van  Veen.  In  1600  he  went  to  Venice  to  study  the 
works  of  Titian  and  Paul  Veronese  and  thus  raised  himself 
to  the  excellence  in  his  own  way  of  the  greatest  of  artists  of 
all  time.  I  cannot  do  better  than  insert  here  the  description 
written  by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne  himself : 

“A  landscape,  intersected  in  the  distance  by  a  river,  said 
to  be  the  Thames,  with  Windsor  Castle  on  the  far  bank. 

“In  the  center,  near  the  foreground,  is  St.  George,  the 
Patron  Saint  of  England,  with  his  right  foot  upon  the  neck 
of  the  Vanquished  Dragon,  presenting  to  St.  Catherine  (in 
the  story  of  the  daughter  of  the  King  of  Seline),  the  girdle 
which  she  gave  him  to  bind  the  monster.  The  figure  of  St. 
George  is  a  portrait  of  King  Charles  the  first. 

“In  the  extreme  foreground  on  the  right  side  is  a  group 
of  four  women  and  two  babies,  the  women  bewailing  the  rav¬ 
ages  of  the  beast  shown  by  the  dead  bodies  lying  near  them, 
the  infants  recoiling  in  fear. 

“The  Knights  attendant  upon  St.  George  are  on  the  left, 
one  of  them  mounted  on  a  grey  charger  is  armed  cap  a  pie 
and  holds  the  large  flag  or  banner  with  his  right  hand,  the 
other  stands  on  the  far  side  of  his  horse,  holding  its  reins  as 
it  recoils  from  the  dying  dragon. 

“Beyond  and  above  them  on  a  high  bank  overlooking  the 
scene,  are  nine  figures,  one  of  the  females  holding  a  babe, 
having  gotten  into  this  place  of  safety  before  St.  George  came 
to  the  rescue. 

[  12] 


Rescue  of  St.  Catherine  by  St.  George 
Peter  Paul  Rubens 


“At  the  extremity  of  the  composition,  near  the  banks  of 
the  river  three  figures  are  embracing  each  other  upon  behold¬ 
ing  with  relief  and  astonishment  the  exploits  of  the  Saint,  two 
cherubs  in  the  clouds,  each  bearing  a  chaplet,  one  flying  to¬ 
ward  the  Conquerer.  Painted  on  wood. 

Size,  3 8j4x27f4  inches 

“One  of  the  greatest,  if  not  the  greatest  painting  by 
Rubens,  is  the  great  St.  George,  in  Buckingham  Palace,  Lon¬ 
don,  No.  563,  in  Smith’s  Catalogue,  size*  4  feet  5  inches  by 
7  feet,  on  canvas.  This  was  painted  and  presented  by  Rubens 
to  Charles  I.  in  honor  of  the  English  Nation. 

“It  is  known  that  the  large  painting  by  Rubens  (he  left 
some  1,300  known  paintings),  were  painted  by  him  with  the 
aid  of  his  students.  Experts  who  have  examined  the  Rescue 
of  St.  Catherine,  by  St.  George,  pronounce  it  to  have  been 
the  original  painted  by  Rubens’  own  hand,  and  the  study  from 
which  the  great  St.  George  was  painted. 

“Arthur  Dawson,  artist  and  ablest  expert  on  the  subject 
of  old  masters,  in  an  opinion  soon  after  I  purchased  the 
painting,  among  other  things,  said : 

“  ‘It  is  a  well  known  fact  that  copies  grow  black  and 
spotty;  and  it  is  also  well  known  that  Rubens’  genuine  work 
is  more  brilliant  and  amber  colored  today  than  when  it  was 
painted.  The  marvelous  brilliancy  of  Mr.  Payne’s  picture  is 
certainly  in  its  favor  as  being  direct  from  the  hands  of 
Rubens.’  Mr.  Dawson  is  of  opinion  that  the  picture  is  genuine 
beyond  question,  also  a  rare  and  beautiful  example  of  Rubens’ 
work. 

“Eugene  Fromenture,  the  eminent  French  artist  and  critic, 
author  of  a  standard  work  on  old  masters,  speaking  of  Rubens 
in  a  letter  written  from  Brussels,  says: 

“  ‘I  have  experienced  surprises,  astonishments,  deceptions 
and  also  have  felt  hearty  admiration.  Rubens  grows  with 
every  step  one  takes  in  this  country  of  which  he  is  the  most 
[  13  ] 


incontestable  glory,  and  where  he  reigns  pre-eminently  Rem¬ 
brandt  does  not  gain.’ 

“Again  he  says: 

“  ‘St.  George — decidedly  the  rarest  of  Rubens  works.  In 
workmanship  the  most  incisive,  the  best  drawn,  the  most 
ardent,  and  the  most  capricious  as  an  autograph.  It  is  scratchy 
and  flat,  broad  and  delicate. 

“  ‘Search  memory  in  vain,  there  are  other  kinds  of  art, 
bul  none  better.  A  rare  unrivaled  coloring,  a  handling  which 
alters  nothing  and  enriches  everything.  It  is  a  diamond.’ 

“This  applies  with  equal  force  to  the  picture  under  con¬ 
sideration,  the  two  being  substantially  alike  except  in  size. 

Very  truly  yours, 

John  Barton  Payne.” 

January  26th,  1898.” 

Size,  38j4x28jE4  inches 

Purchased  by  the  present  owner  from  the  Society 
of  Belgian  Artists,  with  a  guarantee  of  authenti¬ 
city  furnished  by  Rolan  Bauduin,  dated  Ant¬ 
werp,  Dec.  21,  1894.  Mr.  Bauduin  is  a  sworn 
expert  in  ancient  and  modern  masters  of  painting 
under  authority  of  the  Belgian  Tribunal  of  Com¬ 
merce. 


[14] 


No.  18 


Holy  Family 
Andrea  del  Sarto 


No.  17 


JEAN  JUVENET 

Ecce  Homo 
French  School 

Born  at  Rouen,  1644,  died  1717.  “One  of  the  best  academic 
painters.”  His  drawing  is  said  to  be  very  correct.  Our  pic¬ 
ture  is  evidently  a  sketch  for  a  large  conception.  Many  of 
his  paintings  were  of  large  dimensions.  The  Deposition  from 
the  Cross,  now  in  the  Louvre,  is  one  of  the  greatest  works 
and  much  admired  as  a  work  of  great  merit.  Many  of  the 
Churches  of  Paris  contain  his  work.  He  lost  the  use  of  his 
right  hand  and  had  to  latterly  work  with  his  left. 

Size,  29^x23^4  inches 
Bryan  collection 


No.  18 

ANDREA  DEL  SARTO 

Holy  Family 
Florentine  School 

Born  in  1487,  died  1531.  He  was  a  pupil  of  Pietro  di  Cosimo 
and  followed  in  the  style  of  Fra  Bartolommeo.  His  pictures 
are  said  to  have  been  more  beautiful  than  sincere,  but  he 
gained  the  title  of  the  faultless.  His  frescoes  are  the  best  of 
his  works  and  his  easel  pictures  are  in  all  large  collections. 
His  portraits  are  very  fine,  perhaps  the  portrait  of  himself, 
in  the  National  Gallery,  London,  is  one  of  the  finest  portraits 
ever  painted.  His  works  will  always  be  classed  with  the  great¬ 
est.  Our  picture  is  of  the  middle  period  and  is  very  fine. 

Size,  38^x3554  inches 
Purchased  in  Paris  by  Mr.  Bryan 


[15] 


No.  19 

CORNELIS  SAFTLEVEN 

Death,  the  Reaper 
Flemish  School 

Born  at  Rotterdam  in  1612,  died  1682.  It  is  not  known  under 
whom  he  studied,  but  it  is  evident  he  studied  the  works  of  Ian 
Brenghel.  His  chief  works  were  interior  scenes,  poultry  and 
domestic  subjects.  His  works  are  seen  in  all  the  most  impor¬ 
tant  galleries  of  Europe,  and  in  the  Cologne  Museum  there  is 
a  Concert  of  Cats  with  an  owl  leading.  Our  picture  seems  to 
be  of  a  very  pretentious  character  and  is  perhaps  his  chef 
d’ouvre. 

Signed  and  dated 
Size,  27^x39  inches 

Purchased  fiom  the  Hawkins  collection,  New 
Orleans,  by  Mr.  Berghoffer,  of  Chicago,  anil 
from  him  purchased  by  Judge  J.  B.  Payne 


No.  20 

G.  P.  A.  HEALY 

(See  No.  25) 

Calhoun 
American  School 

Calhoun  was  Vice-President  of  the  United  States;  was  born 
near  Abbeville,  in  South  Carolina.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Yale 
Law  School. 

In  1811  he  entered  House  of  Representatives  as  member  from 
South  Carolina  and  became  the  younger  leader  of  the  Demo¬ 
cratic  party. 

[i6j 


He  left  the  House  for  the  War  Department  in  1817,  and 
served  throughout  Monroe’s  administration. 

In  1824  he  was  Vice-President  and  served  from  1825  with 
Adams.  Again  elected  in  1828,  he  continued  this  time  with 
Jackson.  He  resigned  his  office  in  1832  and  entered  the  United 
States  Senate. 

In  1844-45  he  was  Secretary  of  State  in  Tyler’s  administration. 
He  died  in  Washington,  March  31,  1850. 

Size,  25x30  inches 
From  the  Bryan  collection 


No.  21 

G.  P.  A.  HEALY 

(See  No.  25) 

Henry  Clay 
American  School 

Henry  Clay  was  an  American — statesman,  orator  and  political 
leader;  was  born  in  Hanover  County,  Va.,  April  22,  1777.  He 
studied  law  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  went  to  Kentucky. 

Served  in  the  Legislature  and  United  States  Senate  and  re¬ 
presented  Kentucky  at  Washington,  1806-1807. 

He  was  chosen  one  of  the  envoys  to  treat  with  Great  Britain, 
which  was  finally  negotiated  at  Ghent,  in  December,  1814. 

In  1824,  when  Adams  was  elected  President,  Clay  was  ap¬ 
pointed  Secretary  of  State. 

Nominated  for  President  in  1831,  but  was  defeated  by  Jack- 
son.  Although  the  most  popular  man  in  his  party,  he  never 
again  received  the  nomination. 

He  died  June  29,  1852. 


[17] 


Size,  25x30  inches 
From  the  Bryan  collection 


No.  22 

G.  P.  A.  HEALY 

(See  No.  25) 

The  Bryan  Family 

Representing  Hon.  T.  Barbour  Bryan,  Jennie  Byrd 
Bryan,  his  wife,  and  Charles  Page  Bryan,  son. 

American  School 

Judge  Payne,  who  was  the  son-in-law  of  Mr.  Bryan,  writes 
that  “Mr.  Bryan  was  one  of  the  leading  men  of  Chicago,  Com- 
missioner-at-Large  to  the  European  Court  at  the  World  Ex¬ 
position,  Vice-Chairman  of  the  Exposition,  and  in  1877-80 
served  as  Commissioner  of  the  District  of  Columbia  under 
appointment  from  President  Hayes.  The  child  depicted  is 
Chas.  Page  Bryan,  member  of  the  Legislatures  of  Colorado 
and  Illinois,  was  Minister  to  Brazil,  to  Portugal,  Belgium  and 
latterly  Ambassador  to  Japan,  beginning  with  the  McKinley 
administration  and  continuing  for  twenty  years  in  the  diplo¬ 
matic  service.” 

Size,  47x66  inches 
Painted  to  order  for  Mr.  Bryan 


No.  23 

ARTHUR  DAWSON 

(See  No.  26) 

Road  Through  the  Farm 
American  School 
Contemporary 

This  picture  was  painted  in  the  year  1911,  at  the  back  of  the 
farm  of  Mrs.  Toscan  Parrott,  the  artist’s  daughter. 

Size,  28x36  inches 

Purchased  by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne 


[18] 


No.  21 


Henry  Clay 
G.  P.  A.  Hcaly 


No.  24 

G.  P.  A.  HEALY 
(See  No.  25) 
Self  Portrait 
American  School 


This  is  an  excellent  portrait  of  the  painter  of  a  number  of 

the  paintings  in  this  exhibition,  and  his  reputation  as  a  faithful 

portrayal  of  likenesses  makes  his  work  of  high  value,  also  on 

account  of  the  great  number  of  celebrated  people  he  recorded 

on  canvas.  _  .  , 

Size,  25x30  inches 

Bryan  collection 


No.  25 

GEORGE  PETER  ALEXANDER  HEALY 

Portrait  of  Jennie  Byrd  Bryan, 
nee  Mrs.  John  Barton  Payne,  posing  as  a  pupil  of 
G.  P.  A.  Healey 
American  School 

Healey  was  born  in  Boston,  1813,  died  in  Chicago  1894.  Healy 
studied  in  Paris  under  Baron  Gros  and  Thomas  Couture,  un¬ 
der  whose  influence  this  picture  was  painted,  and  were  it  not 
known  and  signed  by  Healey  it  might  easily  be  mistaken  for 
a  fine  example  of  the  great  Couture.  Healy  was  a  much 
bemedaled  artist  and  painted  many  of  the  great  men  of  the 
period,  Kings,  Artists,  Nobility,  Literary  and  Poets,  and  Mr. 
Bryan,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  his  most  liberal  patron. 
There  are  portraits  by  Healy  in  almost  all  the  galleries  of 
the  United  States,  many  of  them  presented  by  Mr.  Bryan. 

Size,  52^x40  inches 
Signed,  G.  P.  A.  Healy,  ’77. 

The  above  picture  was  his  salon  picture,  and  has 
always  been  in  the  Bryan  family 

[  19] 


No.  26 

ARTHUR  DAWSON 

Sunset  with  Sheep 
American  School 
Contemporary 

Born  in  England,  1859.  Pupil  of  David  Law  in  etching  and 
W.  Maris  in  water-color  and  James  Baker  in  oil  painting. 
Studied  at  South  Kensington,  where  he  obtained  a  medal  at 
the  age  of  sixteen.  Member  of  the  Royal  Society  of  Painter 
Etchers,  City  of  London  Society  of  Artists,  Nineteenth  Cen¬ 
tury  Art  Society  and  other  societies,  author’s  club,  etc.,  of 
London.  Exhibitor  in  all  the  exhibitions  of  Europe.  Came 
to  this  country  during  the  World’s  Fair.  At  the  time  there 
were  no  art  societies  in  Chicago,  and  the  Art  Institute  was 
hardly  started.  Mr.  Dawson  called  the  first  meeting  of  the 
Chicago  Society  of  Artists  and  was  its  first  chairman.  Mr. 
Dawson  helped  materially  to  advance  the  Art  Institute  in  all 
matters  of  art.  Mr.  Dawson  was  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  a 
number  of  years  after  the  World’s  Fair,  where  his  friend,  John 
Barton  Payne,  was  making  headway  as  the  greatest  lawyer 
and  one  of  the  keenest  art  connoiseurs  in  the  country.  Mr. 
Dawson  left  for  the  east  in  May,  1898,  intending  to  settle  in 
New  York.  He  was  elected  as  an  artist  member  of  the  Lotos 
Club,  an  honor  only  bestowed  upon  the  greatest  artists  of 
the  country.  Medalist  of  the  Buffalo  Exposition  for  oil  fig¬ 
ure  painting;  official  portrait  painter  for  the  West  Point 
Military  Academy,  where1  there  are  nine  official  portraits  by 
him.  It  was  to  please  his  friend,  Judge  John  Barton  Payne, 
that  Mr.  Dawson  came  to  Richmond  to  instal  his  munificent 
gift  to  the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia. 

Size,  28x36  inches 
Purchased  by  Judge  John  Payne 

[  20] 


Road  Through  the  Farm 


No.  27 

G.  P.  A.  HEALY 

(See  No.  25) 

H.  W.  Longfellow 
American  School 

H.  W.  Longfellow  became  a  popular  poet  by  the  production 
of  Psalm  of  Life,  followed  by  Hyperion,  Hiawatha,  Tales  of 
a  Wayside  Inn,  etc.  He  was  much  loved  by  his  countrymen. 

Size,  25x30  inches 
From  the  Bryan  collection 


No.  28 

REV.  JOHN  RUSSELL,  R.  A. 

The  Morning  Talk 
English  School 

Born  in  England,  1745.  Studied  under  Francis  Cotes,  he 
turned  his  attention  to  painting  almost  entirely.  He  was  a 
noted  church  reformer,  however.  As  an  artist,  he  became  very 
popular  and  received  prices  for  his  portraits  equal  to  Sir  Joshua 
Reynolds.  His  pastels  are  particularly  fine. 


[  21  ] 


Size,  40x50^4  inches 
Purchased  in  London 


No.  29 

G.  P.  A.  HEALY 

(See  No.  25) 

Daniel  Webster 
American  School 

Daniel  Webster  was  born  January  18,  1782,  at  Salisbury, 
N.  H. ;  was  educated  at  Phillips  Exeter  Academy  and  at  Dart¬ 
mouth,  where  he  graduated  in  1801 ;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1805  and  practised  law  in  Boscawen  and  Portsmouth. 
1813-1817,  was  Congressman  and  settled  in  Boston.  The  Dart¬ 
mouth  College  case  put  him  in  the  front  rank  as  a  great  lawyer. 
1823-1827,  he  was  Congressman  from  Massachusetts;  was 
chairman  of  the  Judiciary  Committee. 

1827  he  entered  the  United  States  Senate  and  ranked  chief 
among  the  orators  of  the  giants  in  Congress. 

He  negotiated  the  Ashburton  Treaty  with  Great  Britain  in 
1842  and  resigned  in  1843. 

Died  October  24,  1852,  at  Marshfield,  Mass. 

Size,  25x30  inches 
Bryan  collection 


No.  30 

BERGHEM  NICHOLAS 
Italian  Landscape  and  Cattle 
Dutch  School 

Born  at  Haarlem,  1624,  died  1683.  He  studied  with  his  father 
and  several  other  artists  and  his  best  works  represent  land¬ 
scapes  with  cattle.  He  visited  Italy  and  improved  his  color¬ 
ing  very  much  by  the  study  of  the  warmer  atmosphere  of  the 
country.  He  also  painted  animals  and  figures  in  the  land¬ 
scapes  for  other  artists. 

Size,  20^2x2654  inches 
Bought  in  Europe 


[22] 


No.  31 

GILBERT  STUART 
Capt.  Joseph  Anthony 
American  School 

Gilbert  Stuart  was  born  in  America,  at  Narragansett,  Rhode 
Island,  1756,  and  died  1828,  and  was  therefore  one  of  the  first 
truly  American  artists.  About  the  period  of  his  career  many  of 
the  artists  painting  in  America  were  foreign  born.  This  great 
painter  of  the  best  portrait  of  Washington,  painted  numerous 
portraits  for  many  families  throughout  the  country. 

The  subject  of  our  portrait,  Capt.  Joseph  Anthony,  was  the 
uncle  of  the  painter  and  is  said  to  have  helped  him  financially 
during  his  travels  abroad  in  search  of  improvement  in  his  work. 

Size,  26j4x32j4  inches 
Purchased  from  a  Philadelphia  family 


No.  32 

WALTER  McEWAN 
The  Secret 
American  School 
Contemporary 

Born  in  Chicago,  this  successful  American  painter  studied 
abroad  and  for  many  years  lived  in  Paris,  where  today  he 
belongs  to  what  is  known  as  the  American  Colony  of  Artists 
there.  His  pictures  are  chiefly  of  domestic  interiors  and  the 
present  picture  is  a  good  example.  He  has  won  many  medals 
at  expositions  for  his  admirable  work. 

Size,  29x36  inches 

Bought  from  the  artist  in  Paris  by  Judge 
John  Barton  Payne 

[23] 


No.  33 

PETER  VERELST  or  VAN  ELST 
Mother  and  Child 
Dutch  School 

Born  at  Antwerp,  1614,  died  1668,  P.  Verelst  painted  portraits 
chiefly,  and  the  galleries  of  Haarlem,  Copenhagen,  Berlin, 
Cassel,  Dresden,  all  have  fine  specimens  of  his  talent.  Peter 
must  not  be  confused  with  the  other  artists  of  that  name. 

Size,  3514x44^2  inches 
Purchased  in  Europe 


No.  34 

RAFFAELLI 
Champ  Elysees 
French  School 
Contemporary 

M.  Raffealli  is  to  be  placed  on  a  very  high  plane  in  modern 
painting.  His  remarkable  facility  of  drawing  street  groups  is 
unsurpassed.  His  followers  are  numerous.  His  works  are  in 
most  galleries  where  the  works  of  living  artists  are  displayed, 
and  the  present  painting  was  purchased  from  the  artist  by 
Judge  Payne  while  on  exhibition  in  Paris.  The  great  French 
General,  Neville,  recognized  this  picture  as  an  old  friend  when 
he  visited  Battle  Abbey  recently,  having  seen  it  before  while 
in  Paris. 


Size,  29x36  inches 
Purchased  from  the  artist 


[24] 


Adoration  of  the  Shepherds 
Bartolome  Estcven  Murillo 


No.  35 

CHESTER  HARDING 
James  Barbour 
American  School 

James  Barbour  held  many  offices  of  public  trust,  but  like  Jef¬ 
ferson,  who  preferred  to  be  remembered  by  posterity  for 
achievements,  which  he  believed  to  have  benefited  mankind 
rather  than  for  distinction  of  political  position.  Governor 
Barbour  desired  that  his  epitaph  should  recall  him  only  as 
“The  Originator  of  the  Literary  Fund.”  At  the  age  of  forty, 
he  was  elected  United  States  Senator. 

Size,  25x30  inches 


No.  36 

BARTOLOME  ESTEVEN  MURILLO 

Adoration  of  the  Shepherds 
Spanish  School 

“The  Adoration  of  the  Shepherds,”  by  Murillo,  seventeenth 
century  Spanish,  is  the  gem  of  the  collection.  Mr.  Dawson 
describes  it  as  follows : 

“This  remarkable  picture  was  brought  to  New  Orleans  by 
Pierre  Soule,  the  United  States  minister  to  Spain,  who  pur¬ 
chased  it  at  the  dispersal  of  the  collection  of  the  Duke  of 
Tuscany.  It  was  then  purchased  by  Dr.  De  Hart,  and  sold 
again  in  1880  to  Mr.  Hawkins,  a  banker,  of  New  Orleans, 
who  sold  it  again  to  Mr.  Block,  of  Chicago,  from  whom  it 
was  purchased  on  the  advice  of  the  writer  by  Judge  John 
Barton  Payne,  about  the  year  1895. 

“It  is  not  difficult  to  place  the  period  of  this  Murillo,  as 
it  shows  the  influence  of  the  study  of  Ribera,  Vandyck  and 

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Velasquez,  after  having  procured  through  Velasquez  admis¬ 
sion  to  the  Royal  Galleries,  in  1642,  to  copy  their  works. 
Murillo  was  then  little  more  than  a  boy,  and  the  present  pic¬ 
ture  may  be  classed  with  those  of  his  early  period.  The 
beggar-boys,  street  urchins,  peasants  and  other  subjects  from 
lowly  life.  Murillo  then  determined  to  visit  Rome,  and  to 
acquire  the  means  it  was  necessary  to  turn  out  a  great  many 
popular  small  pictures  (some  of  which  the  writer  has  seen),  to 
take  to  the  market  place,  which  was  held  on  Thursdays,  as 
was  customary  for  the  lesser  successful  artists,  who  carried 
with  them  their  paints  and  brushes  to  make  any  alteration 
suggested  by  the  purchaser.  After  a  long  and  successful  life 
he  married  a  rich  and  noble  woman,  and  died  in  1680.  He 
was  buried  in  the  Church  of  Santa  Cruz,  beneath  his  picture 
of  the  Descent  from  the  Cross.  The  French  destroyed  this 
church  and  its  site  is  now  covered  with  weeds,  we  are  told. 
This  picture  represents  the  call  to  the  most  lowly;  the  peas¬ 
ants,  by  the  most  high  God,  to  proclaim  to  the  kings  and  the 
wise  men  on  earth  the  message  of  peace  on  earth  and  good 
will  to  all  men.  The  first  gathering  of  the  league  of  nations 
to  bow  down  before  the  Son  of  God  and  to  proclaim  him  the 
Prince  of  Peace.  The  league  of  nations  has  never  since  been 
a  failure;  it  is  growing  stronger  in  the  Christian  church,  and 
in  a  very  few  years  the  whole  of  Christianity  will  join  its 
forces  and  peace  will  reign.” 

Size,  49x34  inches 

“This  picture  was  brought  to  New  Orleans  from  the  col¬ 
lection  of  the  Duke  of  Tuscany,  by  Pierre  Soule,  at  one  time 
United  States  Minister  to  Spain.  In  New  Orleans  it  was  pur¬ 
chased  by  Dr.  De  Hart,  who  sold  it  to  Mr.  Hawkins,  banker, 
by  whom  it  was  sold  to  Br.  Block,  of  Chicago,  and  the  present 
owner  purchased  it  after  a  thorough  examination  by  Arthur 
Dawson,  whose  critical  familiarity  with  the  great  works  by  the 
old  masters  qualified  him  to  be  chosen  by  the  government  of 
the  United  States  to  act  as  expert  for  the  United  States  Cus¬ 
toms,  the  West  Point  Military  Academy  and  many  public  and 
private  collections.” 


[26] 


No.  37 

PETER  PAUL  RUBENS 

Tribute  to  the  Army 
Flemish  School 

Among  the  various  representations  of  sacred  and  profane  his¬ 
tory  he  frequently  painted  a  series  of  the  same  subject.  No 
doubt  our  subject  is  one  of  several,  depicting  a  certain  story. 
The  Mars-like  warrior  is  the  same  as  in  the  picture  of  “Mars 
Going  to  War”  in  the  National  Gallery.  The  picture  is  painted 
on  copper,  and  was  purchased  by  Judge  Payne,  at  Pau,  while 
on  a  holiday  trip  in  Europe,  after  having  the  advice  from 
several  connoiseurs. 

Size,  46^x30  inches 
Purchased  in  Europe 


No.  38 

ARTHUR  DAWSON 

(See  No.  26) 

The  Edge  of  the  Town 
American  School 
Contemporary 

Mr.  Dawson,  with  an  artist  named  Ranger,  was  the  first  visitor 
to  what  has  now  become  quite  an  artist  colony.  It  was  at 
his  suggestion  that  the  first  exhibition  was  held  in  Lyme,  Ct. 
Mr.  Dawson  purchased  a  home  at  Lyme  and  sometimes  lived 
there  all  the  year  round.  His  neighbor,  Judge  Walter  C. 
Noyes,  was  one  of  his  best  friends,  and  Judge  Payne  fre¬ 
quently  visited  him  there.  The  President  of  the  United  States 
and  Mrs.  Wilson  called  several  times  while  visiting  Lyme. 

Size,  28x38  inches 

Purchased  by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne 

[  27] 


No.  39 

G.  P.  A.  HEALY 

(See  No.  25) 

Portrait  of  Philip  Pendleton  Barbour 
American  School 

1  cannot  do  better  than  to  make  an  abstract  from  a  very  in¬ 
teresting  description  of  our  subject  by  Mr.  W.  W.  Scott.  He 
says :  “There  is  a  tradition  in  Virginia  that  when  Philip  Pen¬ 
dleton  Barbour  made  his  first  speech  in  the  House  of  Repre¬ 
sentatives  his  veteral  colleague,  John  Randolph,  of  Roanoke, 
greeted  him  with  the  exclamation  that  he  was  glad  to  see  that 
the  Red  Hills  of  Piedmont  were  still  producing  great  men.” 
What  more  can  be  said  of  one  great  man  by  another. 

Size,  25x30  inches 

This  is  perhaps  a  copy  by  Healy  from  the  painting  by  J.  Toole. 
Bryan  collection 


No.  40 

COELLO,  CLAUDIO 

Portrait  of  a  Lady 
Spanish  School 

Born  at  Madrid  about  1630,  died  1693,  Coello  was  one  of  the 
most  indefatigable  students,  and  while  studying  under  the 
painter  Rizi,  he  painted  for  the  churches  and  convents.  He 
painted  portraits  with  much  success  of  the  Royal  family  and 
many  notable  people  and  was  appointed  painter  of  the  Cathe¬ 
dral  of  Toledo  and  Keeper  of  the  Royal  Galleries.  He  made 
many  sketches,  a  few  of  which  are  in  the  Louvre  and  are 
highly  esteemed. 

Size,  3354x46  inches 
Bought  in  Europe 

[28] 


No.  41 


ARTHUR  DAWSON 

(See  No.  26) 

“Summer  Day" 

American  School 

This  is  a  scene  taken  from  Lyme,  Connecticut,  where  the  artist 
spent  nearly  ten  years  of  his  life.  Like  all  art  colonies,  the 
more  mature  artists  leave  to  make  room  for  younger  and  less 
advanced  students,  such  as  now  often  go  there. 

Size,  28x36  inches 

Purchased  by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne 


No.  42 

FELIX  JANZE 

Place  de  la  Concorde  Paris 
Belgian  School 
Contemporary 

A  rainy  day.  Pedestrians  and  vehicles  on  the  gray  pavement. 
A  coupe  at  the  left  is  coming  straight  forward,  drawn  by  a 
briskly  trotting  horse.  The  style  is  very  Raffeilli  like  and 
shows  his  influence,  like  so  many  of  our  own  artists. 

Size,  24x36  inches 

Purchased  from  the  Society  of  Belgian  Artists 


[29] 


No.  43 


JANSONS  VAN  CEULEN 

John  Elliot 
The  Apostle  of  the  Indians 

This  fine  painting  is  said  to  be  a  portrait  of  the  translater  of 
the  Bible  into  the  Indian  language.  He  also  learned  the  Indian 
language  so  that  he  might  preach  to  them  without  an  inter¬ 
preter.  In  1660  he  founded  an  Indian  church  at  Natick.  He 
emigrated  from  England  to  Boston  in  1631  and  died  in  1690. 

Size,  29x25^4  inches 
Purchased  by  Judge  J.  B.  Payne 


No.  44 

HENRIK  VERCHURING 

“The  Morning  Ride” 

Dutch  School 

Henrik  Verchuring  was  born  in  Gorcum  in  1620,  died  1690. 
His  works  are  best  known  in  military  subjects,  but  all  of  his 
pictures  are  now  rare  and  very  pleasing.  Besides  being  a 
painter,  his  etchings  are  well  executed  and  represent  such  as 
our  subjects  represent,  horses,  travelers  and  dogs.  His  color 
is  good  and  his  grouping  excellent. 

Size,  16x21  y2  inches 

[  30] 


No.  45 

MAZZANOVICH 

Summer  Day 
American  School 
Contemporary- 

Landscape  about  midday  in  Connecticut. 

Size,  25x25  inches 

Purchased  from  the  artist  by  Judge  J.  B.  Payne 


No.  46 

V.  CAPRILE 
Carubbo  Morto,  Naples 
Italian  School 
Contemporary 

A  village  between  Sorento  and  Amalfi  along  the  road  drive  to 
Amalfi  from  Naples. 

Size,  30x52  inches 

Purchased  from  the  artist  by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne 


No.  47 

MAZZANOVICH 

Moonrise 
American  School 
Contemporary 
Landscape  in  Connecticut. 

Size,  30x30  inches 

Bought  from  the  artist  by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne 
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No.  48 


MIGTIARO 

A  Spot  at  Capri,  Blue  Grotto 
Italian  School 
Contemporary 
Size,  42^x31  Y-2  inches 

Purchased  in  Italy  by  Judge  John  Barton  Payne,  five  years  ago 


No.  49 

HIRAM  POWERS 

American  Sculptor 
Bust  of  Sir  Isaac  Newton 


No.  50 

HIRAM  POWERS 

American  Sculptor 
Bust  of  Benjamin  Franklin 

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